Bit for animals.



No.806,629. PATENTED DEc.5,'-19o'5.

l. M. BOEHME.

BIT FOR ANIMALS. Arrmcumn rum) MAB.16..1905.'

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lowing is a specification.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL M. BOEHME,-0 F NEW YORK, N.

I BIT FOR ANIMALS,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed March 15, 1905. Serial No. 250,174.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, PAUL M. BOEHME, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Greater New York, borough of-Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Bits for Animals, of which the fol- My invention relatesto bits for animals.

It has for its object to provide a convertible bit which is adaptednormally to serve as an ordinary bit when the animal is gentle and undercontrol of the driver and when vicious adapted to be converted, bysimply pulling sharply on the reins, into a bit which will quickly placethe animal under control of the driver and when the animal has quieteddown "will assume its normal condition automatically by simply allowingthe reins to become slack. I i

' It has for a further object to provide a bit of the character setforth embodying advantages in point of simplicity and inexpensiveness ofconstruction, perfect operation,

strength, and durability.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective viewshowing the bit in itsnormal condition,

' so as to serve as an ordinary bit when the animal is under control ofthe driver. .Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the bitin its converted condition, so as to place a vicious animal under control of thedriver.

In both figures of the drawings illustrating my invention like referencecharacters designate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, 1 and 2 designate bars adapted to be placedwithin the mouth of the animal, and in the normal condition of the bitwhen it is serving as an ordinary bit these bars assume a substantiallyparallel relation. The bar 1 comprises an inner member. 3 and an outerlocking member 4:, the member 3 having a loop 5 on its outer end,engaged by a small ring'6, and on/its inner end a loop 7, engaged by aloop 8 on the inner end of the member 4:, the outer end of said member 7small ring 10, and on its'innerend a loop 16,

engaged by a loop 17 on the inner end of the member 13, the outer end ofsaid member 13 passing through the small ring 6 and having a loop 18,engaged by ring 19. One end of a nose-strap 20 isadjustably secured tothe ring 10 and the other end adj ustably connected to the ring 6, thusadapting the strap to be i adjusted to hold the bit in the properposition. The reins are attached to the rings 12 and 19.

From the foregoing it will be understood that so long as the animalremains under control of the driver and the reins are not pulled tootightly the parts of the bit will remain'in the condition shown by Fig.1; but if the animal becomes vicious and the reins are pulled sharplythe parts assume the condition shown by Fig. 2, in which condition thesmall rings will be drawn into the .animals mouth, so as to pressagainst the tongue and gums, and the outer locking members will beturned rearwardly, locking said rings and inner members, thereby forcingthe animal to open its mouth and preventing biting into the bit, asanimals do when attemptingto run away.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise detailsand arrangements of parts shown and described,'but reserve the right toall modifications within the scope of my invention. I

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A bit comprising a supporting-strap having rings, two bars each havingan inner member and an outer locking member hinged together, the innermember of each loosely connected to one of the rings of thesupporting-strap and the outer locking members passing through saidrings and designed to be turned rearwardly to lock the inner members andsaid rings on the strap in their inner positions, substantially asdescribed.

Signed at borough of-Brooklyn, New York city, in the county of Kings andState of New Witnesses:

HORACE W, SGANDLIN,

WM. G. PHILLIPS.

